Vote: What Was the Most Important Story of the Year?

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WSJ Staff

Dec 19, 2014 3:49 pm ET

There were a number of key events that marked 2014. The Ebola virus ravaged West Africa, reaching beyond that continent to the U.S. and Europe, while the deaths of two black men at the hands of white police officers in the U.S. became a national flashpoint on race, justice and policing. The rise of Islamic State, the conflict in Ukraine and a historic deal between the U.S. and Cuba to restore ties will continue to reverberate in 2015. What do you think was the most important story of the year? Vote in our poll.